burglar alarm
Example Sentences
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His mother “worked as a receptionist at a burglar alarm company—one of the few growth industries in the neighborhood” during the early 1960s.
Many also installed camera systems and burglar alarms.
From Los Angeles Times
He rigged a burglar alarm with foam so it made a loud clattering sound.
From Los Angeles Times
He’s jury-rigged a burglar alarm with foam so it makes a clattering sound loud enough for the neighbor’s Ring camera to pick up, he said.
From Los Angeles Times
The next morning a builder arrived to work at the house, heard the burglar alarm and looked through a window.
From BBC
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